The investigation will look into the roles of semi-automatic guns, social media and intelligence agencies prior to the attacks.
New Zealand has announced plans for a royal commission - a powerful form of public inquiry - into the events leading up to a deadly attack on two mosques in Christchurch.
The investigation will look into the roles of semi-automatic guns, social media and the intelligence agencies prior to 15 March atrocity, which killed 50 people., said:"While New Zealanders and Muslim communities around the world are both grieving and showing compassion for one another, they are also quite rightly asking questions on how this terror attack was able to happen here.
"It is important that no stone is left unturned to get to the bottom of how this act of terrorism occurred and what, if any, opportunities we had to stop it."A royal commission is run independently from the government and is chaired by a high court judge. It has the power to compel witnesses to testify and organisations to hand over documents, however it is up to the courts or government to follow through on any recommendations or findings.
Ms Ardern said royal commissions are typically reserved for matters of the gravest public importance and that was clearly appropriate in this case.
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